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Supreme Court rules against DeKalb in Dunwoody tax dispute

  The Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously March 22 against DeKalb’s lawsuit to block distribution to Dunwoody of special tax proceeds. In its 11-page ruling, the high court upheld the constitutionality of an amendment to the Homestead Option S...

Lawyers expect to wrap up discrimination case

Defendants Morris Williams, Vernon Jones, Richard Stogner and Marilyn Boyd Drew in federal court on the first day of a discrimination trial. Artist sketch by Richard Miller
The federal race discrimination case against DeKalb County, former county CEO Vernon Jones and other officials grew more contentious this week, as the plaintiffs’ attorneys accused the county of litigation misconduct and the judge shot down a motio...

4Runner SR5 is an appealing man cave

2010 4Runner SR5
I don’t like to pigeonhole vehicles by associating them with a gender, however, the 2010 Toyota 4Runner SR5 is a decidedly masculine machine. My first impression was that I had climbed aboard a man cave on wheels–from the heft of the steering whe...

Three students charged with teacher in Southwest DeKalb High indecency case

Three Southwest DeKalb High School students have been charged with performing a lewd act in class in connection with a trial involving their teacher this week in Decatur. The three former students, Jerramy Bartlett, Joe’l Shumate and Kiyon Benton, ...

School district budget deficit balloons to $115 million

Two months ago, the DeKalb County School System feared it would need to balance a budget deficit next year of more than $50 million. Then things got worse. Much worse. That deficit shot to $88 million last month after district officials learned proje...

Vandivers enjoying success with Express Oil Change

Ned and Mary Vandiver operate two Express Oil Change stores in DeKalb County. Ned Vandiver bought the franchises in 2006 after spending several years with the company as a manager. Photo by Robert Naddra
When Ned Vandiver joined Express Oil Change, he was told it would take him three to four years to make manager. Vandiver did it in nine months. Vandiver used knowledge from more than 40 years in the automotive service industry, plus a keen business s...

Vernon Jones takes stand in discrimination case

Former DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones on March 24 denied a scheme to remove White managers and replace them with Blacks, testifying in federal court he wanted the best employees that reflected the county’s population.  Jones, who was CEO from 20...

Atlanta hiker dies in fall from Stone Mountain

Antony Edge
An Atlanta man out for an afternoon of hiking fell to his death from Stone Mountain on March 23. According to Stone Mountain Park Police, the body of Antony Edge was found by park police at 8:31 a.m. on March 24 approximately 14 hours after he last c...

Peters family seeking closure in shooting death

Marquel Peters
The uncle of a 4-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet on New Year’s Eve is still seeking closure and accountability for the child’s death. Marquel Peters was killed when a stray bullet struck him in the head while sitting next to his mot...

Showfety returns to county for Dunwoody football job; M.L. King, Lithonia hire familiar faces

Jim Showfety is back in the county where he enjoyed his first taste of success as a high school football head coach. Showfety recently was named the new head football coach at Dunwoody after two seasons at Northview in Fulton County. Prior to his Nor...